Convento de Porta CoeliPhoto courtesy of the
Puerto Rico Office of Historic Preservation

Dominican friars built the Convento de Porta Coeli in 1609 at the crest
of a hill in what is now San Germán. During the 18th century
the Convento was reconstructed and a church built next to it. The single
nave church was constructed of rubble masonry with stucco surfaced walls
and a dramatic wood truss roof. Today, only ruins--a gable-end wall
and belfry attached to the church--remain of the old Convento. Restored
in 1960, the Converto de Porta Coeli now houses a Religious Art Museum.

The Convento de Porta Coeli is located in the Plaza Porta Coeli
at Ramas and Dr. Veve sts. in the San Germán Historic District in San
Germàn, Puerto Rico. The museum is open Thursday-Sunday, 9:00am
to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm; closed holidays. Call 809-892-5845
for further information.Convento de Porta Coeli has also
been documented
by the Historic American Buildings Survey.